his best album!
 

Blessed was thy earliest stuff, Sir Elton...whenst thou was simply Elton.

I have nothing against Elton...but if he makes the RP cut, why not some Ben Folds?

 mnuisance wrote: 

  My sentiments exactly. I loved the lyrical themes Taupin took on...not just generic love/loss, but really storytelling. And Elton's wildman piano (at times reminding me of Moon's drumming for The Who)...great combo.

 Andy_B wrote:  I have re-purchased the CD at least twice. There's a two-disc set that has alternate versions, it's actually pretty cool. At least for hardcore EJ nerds.

 Andy_B wrote: 
Cool !  I had my Stones Let It Bleed LP stolen, too.  thank god I still have the cover  

One of the albums I had stolen from me during some obscure party years ago that I have seriously regretted it's absence.

 xkolibuul wrote: 

What a dichotomy! I could not disagree more with the first part of the sentence and agree more with the second part!

This is sort of the "Vegas-y" track from the CD...

Absolute classic album..I agree with the other comments asking for MORE!!!

No song is played too much on RP, let alone this one.  Sheesh.
 mrbox wrote: 

 sirdroseph wrote: 
I agree wholeheartedly!

 fitzworld wrote: 
You mean Elton right?  

As much as I generally love most of Elton John's music this is just too much like a cheesy show tune. I can't listen to this without imagining Broadway dancers cavorting around on a stage.

Sir EJ is coming to perform in little Prince George BC and forgoing the latte sucking world of Vancouver. It's driving their classic rock DJs nuts. Personally, just lovin' it!

Care to chime in, Vancouverites?

 cc_rider wrote:The last Elton release I bought - 4 times! The pressing must have been defective because every LP had a skip in the same place. Anyway, I was just consuming Elton output on entropy by then.... Not a very memorable album.

For the love of all that is good and proper; can you please play more classic Elton???!!!!! Automatic 10

 Papernapkin wrote: 
Not everyone is as old as you. 

 ugly wrote: 

A bit of irony in that, eh?  I guess it's good nobody burned down the mission before Christmas.  ;-)

Play anything from this album/cd: it is all grerat.

Have to agree with Bill that few artists were as good "then" and as bad "now" as Elton John. His albums before "Rock of the Westies" were transcendent. - But Bill, you play THIS tune TOO MUCH given how many stellar alternatives there are before 1975. Refresh your Elton John preferences!

I used to think Elton John was a genius arranger as well as a great composer. The truth is that he recorded the piano and the vocal, handed the song off to Gus Dudgeon (1942-2002) and left the building (http://mixonline.com/recording/interviews/audio_gus_dudgeon/). According to an interview I read with Gus somewhere, Elton approved of every finished track but one. Here's to Gus, wherever he is. And here's to Bernie, who wrote some of the most poetic and evocative lyrics of his career on this album.

Not a big fan of Elton's.  Very quickly grew very tired of this song and the whole album.

I have to laugh when I hear Bill say, 'That's Elton John.' After 30 years I'm surprised we need a DJ to remind us who this artist is.

I'll never forget holding this full sized album in my hands and just thinking it was absolutely amazing. I think I got it for Christmas one year. Music doesn't have the same feeling when I buy a CD.

 mfassett wrote: 
you may the only other person who's ever heard of 'Blue Moves'. Some great songs on it. Some, uh, not-so-great ones too.

A classic from high school.....I dont' know why this song in particular makes me want to run outside in the rain and laugh?  Of course, then my headphones would fall off and the moment would be lost......

Ahh! Back from in the day when Elton John was Rock n' roll! And so fine he was too. Alas, no more.

 ProgFusion wrote: 
I think Blue Moves is a pretty good record, even if there are a few songs i can't stand on it... there are also some great songs on it.